News Cast: #84, Iwata at GDC, Many Releases

Iwata To Keynote the Game Developers Conference

Iwata will be dishing some details about the Revolution at this year's GDC.  As a keynote speaker, Iwata is expected to give release date information, expected price, and more.  Should be an exciting show!

Release / Announcement News for Today's Cast:

Rub Rabbits in Stores
RE: Deadly Silence in Stores
Crystal Quest Available on Xbox 360 Arcade
Command & Conquer Set in Stores
GRAW Gets Release Date
Black Goes Gold
Shadow Hearts Gets Release Date
The Movies Cancelled on Consoles
24: The Game Web Site

Gizmondo Europe Ordered to Liquidate

Sega Sammy Does Well

One of the few video game companies to do well this year was Sega Sammy.  Net sales were up 5.4 percent compared to last year.  Sega's strong releases have done very well for them, and they experienced some growth in amusement machines as well.

Xbox 360 Game That Requires Hard Drive

Sega announced that the title Football Manager 2006 will require the Xbox 360 hard drive.  This is in direct opposition to previously released statements from Microsoft, who claimed that all developers needed to create their games in a way which didn't explicitly require the attachment.

Ubisoft Opens Texas Office

Ubisoft has opened a sales and marketing office in Texas. 

Jack Thompson Gets Flowers and Apology, Calls Them Harassment

My final story is pretty funny - give the News Cast a listen to find out what Jack Thompson did with the "Flowers for Jack" floral arrangement.

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